Mikhail Baryshnikov

Van Cliburn, an Ambassador of Musical Diplomacy After the vast destruction of the Second World War, Europe, and the United States had been shaken. With the existence of nuclear technology and unresolved Communist rule, the fear of World War III was common, and nobody could predict the devastation it could cause. From this fear rose the Cold War, a battle consisting of no fighting, but rather unsettling diplomatic tensions between the United States and Soviet Union. By the mid-1900’s these tensions

Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor and United State’s involvement in World War II, we remained an isolationist country. Once World War II ended, the United States left isolationism behind and began a quest to abolish communism during the Cold War, involving many nations. Although the success of the containment policy in South America and Asia was not identical, each were beneficial in decreasing communism during the Cold War. Throughout the Cold War, communistic governments were rising all over

technology between the West and East came to the forefront of political discussions (Valerie Bunce, 223). In 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev took over as leader and

The Royal Game by Stefan Zweig Zweig, an outstanding writer and a psychologist, used his accumulation of knowledge along with his skills of observing people, in order to write his last novella, The Royal Game. In this book, which is also called “Chess”, Zweig tells the extraordinary encounter of two men that are completely different from each other: Czentovic, a robot-like man whose only occupation is playing chess, and Dr. B, who had been forced to live in a stage of nothingness for months, started

Ronald Reagan is often regarded as one of the best presidents of the United States of America. He is rewarded with restoring hope to the American people, breaking down the Soviet Union, reviving the American economy, and reestablishing trust between the American people and the American government. Much less known to the American people is the fact of how religious Regan was. In Paul Kengor’s book God and Ronald Reagan: a Spiritual Life, Kengor explores just how spiritual Regan was not only during

“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help” (Reagan). Reagan believed in giving more power to the people and less to the government. Both of these presidents aren’t afraid to speak their minds. Former president, Ronald Reagan, and future president Donald Trump are similar and different because of their background, popularity before running for office and their ability to communicate to the people. As a child Reagan lived with his parents

Immergut is a professor of sociology at the University of New York-Purchase; in this piece, he uses the IMRAD format to convey his theories and information he has collected on the modern act of “Manscaping”. IMRAD stands for Introduction, Methods, Research, and Discussion. (Green, Lindinsky pg551) Though his essay is not clearly labeled were he changes from one section to the next it is obvious to the reader where he moves on from one section of the format to the next. In his opening paragraph Immergut

which had less to do with ethnic divisions, but rather the ideals of economic and territorial autonomy. These three factors combined, provide a compelling explanation as to why the Soviet Union collapsed. Instead of increasing economic growth, Mikhail Gorbachev’s economic reform policies created the adverse effect, paving the road to economic crisis and series of events that would end with the Soviet Union dissolving. After attaining power in 1985, Gorbachev instituted, “perestroika, or “restructuring

Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was born March 2, 1931 as the son of Russian peasants in Stavropol territory in southwestern Russia. Fifteen years later in 1946 when he was fifteen years old he joined to Komsomol which was the young communist league and for the next four years he drove a combine harvester at a state farm in Stavropol. Six years later he entered Moscow State Universities law school and became a member of the Communist Party. Mikhail Gorbachev was a Soviet official

Mother Russia and the annexation of Crimea Mallory K Hylton Hockinson High School Mother Russia and the annexation of Crimea In the midst of the Cold War which spanned from 1945-1991, Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev took power in 1985. The main goal of President Gorbachev was to revitalize the communist party, and in his attempts to do so, he aided in bringing the Soviet Union to its demise. President Gorbachev’s plan was to introduce four different programs to completely revitalize